The LHS Newsletter Archive

Volume Twenty-six, Issue Number 2

Originally Published in Lecompton, Kansas : Summer 2000 Digitally Archived August 2006

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BIG SPRINGS LIVESTOCK & AGRICULTURE FAIRBy, lona Spencer

Our subject is about the Big Springs Fair. Therehas been so many questions as to when it wasstarted and when did it close.

It seems Lecompton had a fourth of Julycelebration, a Lecompton Fair and another onecalled the HalVest Home Picnic.

According to the newspapers, Lecompton heldtheir 4th fair in 1917. also held fairs thru 1920.Seems it was about this time that Big Springsdecided to start a fair.

There was a Douglas County Fair held atWoodland Park in Lawrence.

In 1921 BigSprings started a fair. The Fair washeld north of highway 40 in Big Springs behindwhere Marvin Grandstaff and Randy Cree lives.There were tents put up to accommadate theexhibits that were brought in and also other dis-plays. ThefirstFairwasheldSept.29 &30, 1921.

The officers were G. J. Bahnmaier, Pres.; ElmerBahnmaier, Sec.: Karl Kreider, Treas. Departmentsuperintendents were: O. J. Thompson,Superintendent of grounds; John Wilson,Superintendent of Concessions; Thee. Walter,Stock show; J. F. Brass, Dairy Cattle; Ray Cree,Poultry; Willis Colman, beef cattle; J. D. HenryHogs; J. W. Geelan, premium list; Fred Wulfkuhle,garden department; Fred Hartman, Boy'sdepartment; Gee. L. McCarty, Horticultal depart-ment; Mrs. J. C. Walter & Mrs. A. G. Noe girlsdepartment; Frank Durow, Athletic Contest; MissElla Brass, Fancy Work Dept.: Mrs. HerbertReynolds & Mrs. Ray Baldwin,Culinary Dept. If any-one wanted a premium book they should get incontact with Elmer Bahnmaier, Sec.

The activities in the afternoons were baseballgames and athletic games. The night programs

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were more on entertainment, which some of th~ Iwill mention at each fair mentioned.1922 -Sept. 28 & 29, the fair was still held up inBig Springs. The officers changed as follows: H. E.Hall, Pres.; Fred Wulfkuhle, Sec.; Karl M. Kreider,Treas.; The board consists of J.D. Henry, R. F.Buck, John Bahnmaier, R. A. Baldwin, Cy Boursaw,Fred Wulfkuhle and H. E. Hall.

Department superintendents: Horses, FredBahnmaier; Dairy Cattle, J. F. Brass; Beef Cattle,Oscar Webber; Swine, Bert Walter; Poultry, RayCree; Agriculture, R. F. Buck; Boys Department,Newt Roberts; Horticulture, Geo. McCarty; ArtFancy work, Mrs. Will Henry & Mrs. Elmer Kettering;Culinary, Mrs. Merle Colman & Mrs. Cy Boursaw;Girls' Department, Mrs. J. Matney & Mrs.E.Bahnmaier; Athletics, Homer Milliken & ElmerWilson; Calf & Pig Club, J. D. Henry & H. E. Hall;Groundsmen, John Dreyer & Chas Wilson;Concessions, Fred Wulfkuhle & H. E. Hall.

Twelve cars of Lawrence business men left theChamber of Commerce headquarters at Lawrenceto attend the fair Fri. the 29th at Big Springs..Sinceso many from the Big Springs community attendedthe Douglas county fair at Lawrence, the Lawrencemen thought it would be fitting for them to returnthe compliment. The Fraternal Aid Union band

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Saturday, the 30th, Jonathan Davis, Democraticcandidate for governor, made an address in theafternoon and the F. A. U. band played thru theday.1923-The Big Springs community fair, formerlyknown as the Lecompton fair, will be held Sept. 20& 21. It was later postponed on account of rain toSept. 25 & 26.The program for the two days is as follows:

Thurs. forenoon--entry of all exhibitsThurs. afternoon-Judging of exhibits, Ball game,Big springs vs StullThurs. evening -Motion pictures, freeFri. forenoon-Foot races, horseshoe gameFri. afternoon-Judging of livestock. Ball game,Tecumseh vs BelvoirFri. evening-Play, "The Old New Hampshire Home."Admission 15 and 25 centsFair officers: H. E. Hall, pres.: Charles Wilson, Sec.and J. W. Kreider, treas.

Because the grounds on which the fair was heldare high, the rains of Monday did not effect the fair.The Sunday school of the Northwest district had anexhibit booth at the fair. Races and ball gamebetween Tecumseh and Lone Star.

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the county was on display. George Kreipe had alarge display of corn, grain and other farm products.Sixty-seven varieties of com grown on his farm wasa feature of his display. Newt Roberts and Mrs.Martha Roberts both had similar and excellentgarden displays. The play 'The Old NewHampshire Home," by the members of theEndeavor attracted many people:Farm Winthrop, a rugged New Hampshire farmer--Ray BaldwinMrs. Winthrop, the farmers wife--Sophia DammMabel Winthrop, farmers daughter--Esther WilsonTilly, her maiden aunt--Minnie HenryMuffins, a young lady with a mind of her own andnot afraid to speak it--Ira KetteringEdward VanDuzen, a polished vUlian secretlymarried to Mabel--CharlesWilsonOliver Stanhope, a young blacksmith in love withMabel--Roy Armstrong.Job Watkins, a country boy "up to stuff" and not abit green--Orville BaldwinMickey Mullins, a traveling tinker--Wm. HenryMoses Gazauski, a Hebrew glazier--Elmer KetteringRawlins, in league with Van Duzen--Arthur HOllaway1 92 4--Sept. 18 & 19 Thurs. & Fri. The play "TheFamily Affair" was featured the last night of the fair. Itwas a comedy put on with home talent by theChristian Endea'!Of"Societyby~eo.-M.-Bann- ~

maier. A large crowd from Lecompton and the-Glenn Community attended. It was about this timethat the Douglas Co. Fair changed to the Tri-CountyFair. Ed Klein said that last year because of heavydeficit it was not possible to payoff the premium list,but they would still try to offer an attractive fair andtry to keep expenses low.1925-Thurs. & Fri. Sept. 24 & 25th. Thurs. was areal nice day, but Friday it rained, but the fOllowingplay was presented: "Yimmie Yonson's Yob"Yimmie, from Minnesota--OrvilleBaldwinPal, detective-Kenneth MillikenFrank, clerk--Roy ArmstrongMickey, farm hand--Pete BahnmalerMr. Kent, father--Virgil WilsonBelle, foster daughter--Esther WilsonSylvia, niece--Hazel DreyerPeg, cook--Esther BahnmaierKittie, helper--Opal MatneyMrs. Kent, mother--Neta MillikenThe only loser the last day of the fair, was AndyBahnmaier as some one stole his brand new Buicktouring car. Later the insurance company foundAndrew's Buick in Kansas City with the tires andmotor meter taken off.1926--Sept. 23 & 24th.-Big Springs people have

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been good about attending Lecompton's HarvestHome Picnic this year and they naturallyexpect thepeople of Lecompton to patronize their fair.

Duringthe year of 1926, BigSprings has builttwonew residences, a new school house, grocerystore buildingand a garage. The fair association iserecting a new exhibit buildingon the tract of landwhich they had purchased west of the schoolhouse. This buildingis to be used as a communitycenter, also as a basket ballcourt.1927- Afterthe buildingswere builtat BigSprings.is when Douglas County decided to sponor the fairat Big Springs and the name was changed toDouglas County Livestock and AgricultureAssociation. The firstfair under this name was heldSept. 8, 9 & 10 at Big Springs. The LawrenceChamber of Commerce had free entertainment onThurs. & Fri. night. On Saturday night, the play"The Bride Breezes in," by the Christian EndeavorSoc. and directed by Mrs. G. M. Bahnmaier. Notmuch mention in the Lecompton Sun, only thefollowing. "We must give Big Springs credit theyhad a mighty good fair this year. Lecomptonmerchants closed their stores Thrusday night sothey could attend the fair.19 28- Thurs, Fri,&Sat, Sept 6, 7 &8-The fair bookfor th~ Douglas Livestockal'!d AgricultureAsso., isoff the press and show the followingofficers: Pres.A. A. Baldwin, Vice pres. George Miller.Department superintendents: Horses, Wm.Lancaster; dairy, W. P. Henry; Beef cattle, ClydeMilliken; swine, A. K. DeLong; Poultry, B. O.Kellogg; Agriculture, C. J. Herschell; Boys Agric.Dept. Newt Roberts; Horticulture, S. S. Holloway;boys and girls Dept. J. D. Henry; fancy work, Mrs.Ray Baldwin & Amelia Hartman; Culinery, Mrs.Harold Slaughter and Mrs. Wm. Wymer; girls dept.Sophia Damm & Mabel Zeeb; Athetics, G. A.Dreyer; concessions, Charles Wilson.

The play "The Deacon Slips" given by BigSprings talent Sat. night. John Price &Roy Downsof Topeka, assisted by Guy Devenport with hisHawaiiansteel guitar,will furnishthe entertainmentbetween acts.1929-Thurs, Fri. & Sat Sept. 5, 6, & 7-Sat nightprogram was a piano recital by pupils of Miss CecilJohnson as follows:Cherry Blossom WaJtz-Rosewig-BettyJane TraxlerLarkspur-Wolf-DorothySanfordWhite Butterflies-Bonita-Eugene HardingMarch-Fieldhouse-NormaJane McClanahanDuet, Coming Spring-Anschuetz-Eileen Glenn,Miss JohnsonLittleDragon Fly-Lamont~MarySanford

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Flower Dance-Mclntyre-EileenGlennSilver Springs-Ryder-Rosemary Glenn

It was at this time that the new stock sheds werebuilt with the help of George Miller, GeorgeBahnmaier and BertWalterfrom Star community.

It also was at this time the Big Springs 4-H clubgave the name to their club "Sew and So Club."Those who attended the meeting at the home oftheir leader Miss Amelia Hartman were OnetaGlenn, Juanita Chiles, Ferne Wymer. RuthBertschinger. Grace Kellogg. Letha Glenn. ElsieKellogg,MaryGlenn and Sophia Leonard.1930-Thurs, Fri., & Sat Sept 4, 5. & 6-A largenumber of entries were made, J. B. Taylor, directorof 4-H club work in Douglas county spent the daysupervising exhibits made by club members.

In a clothingcontest for 4-H members held at theChamber of Commerce rooms, the Big Springs 4-Hclub carried off the honors. Grace Kelloggtook 1st,Letha Glenn took 2nd, Hazel Glenn took 3rd, ElsieKelloggtook 5th and Wilda Dreyer took 7th. Thewinners of the first three places were given gold,silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Entertainment in the three evenings werefurnished by locat talent, the Sod Busters ofTopeka and the Big Springs orchestra, under thedirection of BryonC. Donmyer.1931-The fifthannual exhibits of the Douglas Co.Livestockand AgriculturalFair assoc. willbe held atBig Springs Sept. Thurs.10, Fri. 11, and Sat.12,Officers are R. F. Buck, Pres.; G. W. Cashman, V-Pres, J. W. Kreider, Treas; Elmer G. Bahnmaier,Sec.; R. F. Buck, J. W. Kreider, J. D. Henry,G. W.Cashman, G. J. Bahnmaier; Cy Boursaw, JohnDamm, B. O. Kellogg and Howard Brass, boardmembers.

Department superintendents are W. H. Lancaster,mules; Harvey Wuflkuhle, dairy cattle; ErnestWulfkuhle, beef cattle; A. K. DeLong, hogs; RayCree & Alfred Winsor, poultry; Fred Wulfkuhle, &Gus Hartman, agriculture; S. S. Holloway, hor-iculture; Miss Sophia Damm & Mrs. Joe Grauel,fancy work;Mrs.Grace Noe & Mrs.J. M.O'Connor,Culinary; J. A. Terrell & Miss Christie Hepler, 4-Hclubs; Sam Dark & Pete Bahnmaier, athletics; CyBoursaw & G. J. Bahnmaier, concessions.

Thurs. 1:3Q--Judgingof Agriculture,culinary andpoultryexhibits.2:00--Band concert: 3:00--Baseballgame Big Springs and Tecumseh: 7:30--LawrenceChamber of Commerce furnished the enter-tainment with maneuvers by the Dorsey-LibertyPost drum and bugle corps, a concert by theLawrence Boy's band, and address by S. E.Schwahn, chairman of the merchants bureau, and

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music by the HawaiianJayhawks.FrLJudging of livestock will take place this morning.Other features of the afternoon are athleticcontests such as races, pie eating, hog calling andnail driving contest. 4-H Clubs in the county willhold a contest.. and a baseball game betweenWatson and Belvoir, with Belvoir defeating Watson11 to 4. Following the athletic contests, a troup ofradio entertainers from Topeka entertained.Entertainment in evening by the LawrenceChamber of Commerce presented the Holyfields'orchestra. who played several selections. Mrs.Ralph Wolfson gave several readings and severalrounds of good boxing were put on by Haskellathletes.Sat. 1:30 the Big Springs orchestra presented aconcert, and in the evening the Big Springsdramatic club gave a play "Cyclone Sally". (Thisplay appeared in an earlier Bald Eagle listing thecharacters.)Over2000 entries in fair. .1932-Thurs. Sept. 8, Attendance reached recordbreaking proportions, as The Dorsey-Liberty Postdrum and bugle corps presented a program ofmaneuvers, the Lawrence boys band under ByronC. Donmyer played, music by the HawaiianJayhawks and S. E. Schwahn, chairman of themerchants bureau, gave an address. Baseballgame betw~een=Tec~l1le.~-..and~g~Sj)rj!,gs,- ~ithTecumseh defeating Big Springs by a score of.4' to1 in the afternoon.Friday Sept. 9-Miss Matie Neeley conducted aconference for pre-school children. A ball gamebetween Watson-Belvoir in afternoon. Eveningentertainment was given by the "Oil City HummingBirds."Sat. Sept. 10-A ball game was played in afternoonand the evening entertainment was a home talentplay, "The Haunted Hour," directed by StanleyFrench.193 3-Sept. 6, 7, & 8. Ben Kellogg, pres. R. F.Buck, vice Pres. and Elmer Bahnmaier, Sec.-treas.Superintendents: Horses & Mules, W. H.Lancaster; Dairy Cattle, Harvey Wu\fkuhle; Beefcattle, Ernest Wuflkuhle; sheep, J. D. Henry; Hogs,A. K. DeLong; poultry, Ray Cree & Alfred Winsor;Agriculture, Gus Hartman & Fred Wulfkuhle;Horticulture, S. S. Holloway; Culinary, Mrs. J. H.Dreyer & Miss Hazel Dreyer; fancy work, Mrs. H. L.Slaughter; floriculture, Mrs. J. D. Henry; 4-H club, J.A. Terrell & Mrs. Charles Wilson; athletic contest,Pete 6ahnmaier & Elmer Wilson. The afternoonfeature was a baseball game between Big Springsand Tecumseh teams. The Glenn 4-H club withMrs. Vesta Bahnmaier as leader presented a free

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evening entertainment.Thurs. Sept. 7, 4-H judging, poultry & livestockjudging. A baseball game between Watson andBelvoir. Big Springs children under the direction ofMrs. Rose Wymer and Mrs MaeHenry, presented afree evening entertainment. .

Friday, Sept. 8 Evening's entertainmentwas a play,"Not a Husband in a Carload," directed by Mrs.Charles Daniels of Lawrence and presented byDouglas County 4-H Clubs and Orchestra.1934-Aug. 29, 30 & 31- The judging of agricultureand culinary art will take most of the.day Wednesdayand the champion Sunday School league girl's andMidget soft ball teams will play. The DouglasCounty 4-H will give the evening's entertainmentwhich will feature a style review for both boys andgirls, a short home talent play by the Meadow Lark4-H club and music and readings from other clubs.Thursday-Poultry & livestock judging. Watson andTecumseh will play baseball. The Jayhawk club willput on a one-act comedy. Lone Star will furnish a

. violinsoloby Vera Floryand a vocalduet by Ida&Ruth Metzger. Sunflower club will furnish a musicalreading by Helen Bigsby; vocal solo by Betty Farleyand piano solo by Virginia Buerman. The Kanwakaclub will present Olive Evans in a piano solo; Mrs.O'Connor with a reading and instrumental music bythe. Haverstock ".children. Big Sprin~s club will

.entertainwitfi'a- reaamgby Grace~-KeJI6ggandtrumpet solo by Jack Henry with guitaraccompaniment by RileyGoff. Hi-Pointclub will bepresented by Rose Mary Glenn with a pianonumber, Dorothy Sanford with a reading, Betty JoSvoboda with a piano solo and Faye Anderson ofClinton will read. Watson & Tecumseh will play ball.The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will furnishan evening's program of miscellaneous numbers ofmusic, readings and dancing, as well as band andorchestra numbers.Friday-A baseball game between the men's Sundayschool league champions.. Tecumseh Communityband will play at 1:30. Big Springs and Belvoir willplay ball. The evening entertainment of a play "AnOld Fashioned Mother" given by the Big SpringsUnited Brethren Christian Endeavor Society anddirected by the Rev. Arthur Ward. Officers: BenKellogg, Pres.; W.P. Henry, V-Pres.; ElmerBahnmaier, Sec.-Treas. Other board members, R.

F. Buck, John Damm, Pete Bahnmaier, MichaelZeeb, Dan Casey and Sam Dark.1935--Aug. 28, 29 & 3O-Officers: W. P. Henry,Pres.; R. F. Buck, Vice Pres.; Pete Bahnmaier,Sec.; John Damm, treas. Superintendents: drafthorses & mules, W. H. Lancaster; Dairy cattle, Gus

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Hartman; Beef cattle, Lloyd Spencer; hogs, A. K.Delong; sheep, Dwight Henry; Poultry, AlfredWinsor; Agriculture, Fred Wulfkuhle & Gus Dreyer;horticulture, S. S. Holloway; fancy work, Mrs. H. L.Slaughter; culinary, Mrs. Nora Bertschinger, & Mrs.Harry Fulton; 4-H Club, Deal Six; athletics, CharlesWilson & Cecil Casey; concessions, Jim Wiggins &Mike Zeeb.

Members of the Owl 4-H club girls in the bakingclass met with Mrs. Mae Carr and daughters,assitedby their leader, Miss Dorothy Armstrong, the girlsworked on their record sheets and on a story,"What the 4-H Club Has Meant to Me." They willalso have a booth at the Big Springs fair.

The main feature of the program at the regularmeeting of the Big Springs 4-H Club was given byClifford Hartman. Leaders of the 4-H clubs are Mrs.Nora Bertschinger, & Mrs. Beulah Wagstaff & JohnD. Henry.

Grace & Elsie Kellogg represented Big Springs 4-H club at the annual camp at the State Lake atTonganoxie .

Programs will consist of baseball games, judging,and an hour program sponsored and arranged bythe Goodwill committee of the Lawrence Chamberof Commerce. This program was rained out.Thurs. evening- C. W. Pollom, head of the Goodwillcommittee, has arranged for a German band fromLawrence high school.Friday evening, with a play, "Her BorrowedHusband," by the Big Springs dramatic clubdirected by Rev. Arthur Ward. Those whopreformed in the play were Mildred, Gerald, Grace,Edward, Lilla, and Fred Kreipe, Clarence Engleke,Rosamond Barland and Frances Koehler. TheHarris brothers quartet and Howard Baughmanaccompanied by Helen Brunneman, furnishedbetween acts entertainment. The Tecumseh band,directed by Martin C. Hackett, played.

The same officers and department superinten-dents served again this year.193 6-Sept. 2, 3 & 4th-Judging and baseballgames took place Wednesday between Belvoir &Tecumseh, Belvoir winning 11 to 2. Eveningentertainment was the Fuller family, a colored triofrom Lawrence.Thurs. Ball game between Berryton & Perry, andalso a game between the Big Springs girls and aTopeka team. Evening entertainment will be theFuller family.Friday, the 4th-Judging, Athletic contest, bandconcert by the Tecumseh band. Final ball gamebetween the winner of first & second gamespreviously played. Evening entertainment a play by

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the Big Springs United Brethren church "Whitlin',"Prize winners: Sweepstake award in poultry, BuffLeghorn went to Rev. W. J. Huscher of Stull.Buff Orpingtons pullet went to Helen Shaw ofKanwaka.The only turkeys belonged to Elaine Roberts ofTecumseh.Farm display: W. P. Henry of Big Springs 1st andCarl Kampschroeder of Stull 2nd.Bean display by Grace Kropf, a special prize.Garden department Grace Kropf, 1st and W. P.Henry 2nd.Culinary Division: Mrs. Ed (Bessie) Ice won the most1st prizes.

Fancy work: Miss Elizabeth Bahnmaier won themost 1st prizes.Horse Judging: Albert Wulfkuhle of Stull receivedthe most 1st prizes and W. P. Worthington of Tec-cumseh was runnerup.Mule division: Watts brothers of Big Springs wonmost 1st prizes and Ernest Wulfkuhle was second.Shorthorn grand champion baby beef department1st went to Ralph Houk of Stull. and Juniorchampion baby beef division went to Billy Henry, Jr.Dairy cattle: Bernice Wiggins of Lawrence won firstwith her Guernsey entry.Judging of saddle horses: Cecil Casey of BigSprings has the most entries in this division.193 7-Sept. 1, 2, & 3rd--Wednesday Baseballgames between Obers & Tecumseh; Berryton &Belvoir. Plenty of concessions will be available tothe visitor and luncheon will be served daily at thefair grounds by the Big Springs Catholic women. Astyle revue, staged by members of the 4-H clubs inthe county was held Wed. evening.Thurs. 2nd-Baseball game, loser of Wednesdaygames. Evening entertainment by the Kanwaka 4-Hclub.Fri.-Athletic contest, band concert, baseball gamebeween winners of the first day and home talentplay by the Big Springs dramatic club entiled "UncleOtto's Heir," in evening.193 a-Aug. 31, Sept. 1 &2nd. In many a barnyardin Douglas county today prize animals were beingcurried and cleaned while inside the farmhousesthe women folk were invoicing canned goods andfancy work.

The reason for all this unusual activity is that thetwelfth annual Douglas County Livestock andAgricultural fair will open at Big Springs.Officers: W. P. Henry pres.; J. B. Wiggins, vice-pres; Pete Bahnmaier, sec. and John Damm, treas.Department superintendents: horses & mules, CyBoursaw; dairy cattle, Francis Brown; beef cattle,

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IIILloyd Spencer; hogs, Fred Hartman; sheep,Dwight Henry; poultry, Elmer Bahnmaier;agriculture, Fred Wulfkuhle & Gussie Dreyer;horticulture, Wright Bertschinger; fancy work,Sophia Damm & Mrs. Ruth Bahnmaier; culinary,Mrs. Harry Fulton, Nora Bertschinger & Mrs. J. H.,Dreyer; floriculture, Mrs. Kenneth Matney; 4-Hlivestock, Robert Miller; 4-H cooking, ElizabethWiggins & Grace Kellogg; athletics, Willis Horton;concessions, Jim Wiggins & Mike Zeeb; andgrounds, John Dreyer.Wed. Aug. 31-After the juding of the 4-H livestockand horses,the members of the 4-H clubsexhibited their livestock in a parade around thebaseball field. Those who saw the parade considerit one of the most attractive features of the fair.The evening program was by the LecomptonKitchen Cabinet orchestra. The orchestraconsisted of a pianist and several instrumentalistwho played various kitchen utensils "Yazzoo"fashion. Also some readings were given.Thurs. Sept. 1st-Judging and baseball games andthe evening program was given by the Kanwaka 4-Hclub.Fri. Sept. 2nd-Judging of 4-H livestock and horses,ball games and evening entertainment a play, "AuntTillie Goes to Town," by the Big Springs ChristianEndeavor of the United Brethren church.1939-Aug. 30, 31 & Sept. 1st-Entries, judging,ball game between Belvoir & Perry. eveningentertain-ment by Aunt Faye, Uncle Ezra and Olliefrom radio station WIBW.Thurs. Aug. 31-The largest livestock entry Iist-330head--in the history of the fair has been registered.Judging of entries, ball games and a baby show byMrs. Ray Cree. Evening entertainment was Radiocharacters from station KFEQ, presented by J. P.Brown, magician and ventriloquist from St. Joseph,Mo.Fri. Sept. 1st-Ballgame between Knox Merchantsand Ed Camp girls softball teams. Eveningentertainment a play by the Tecumseh dramaticclub.

1940-Aug. 28, 29, 30th-Officers: J. B. Wiggins,Pres.; Cy Boursaw, Vice Pres.; Pete Bahnmaier,Sec. John Damm, treas. Departmentsuperintendents are: Draft horses & mules, CyBoursaw; dairy cattle, Francis Brown; beef cattle,Lloyd Spencer; hogs, Fred Hartman; sheep,Dwight Henry; poultry, Elmer Bahnmaier;agriculture, Fred Wulfkuhle & Clifford Hartman;horticulture, Gussie Dreyer; fancy work, RuthBahnmaier; culinary, Mrs. Kenneth Matney, 4-Hlivestock, Robert Miller; 4-H cooking, Leona

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Tibbetts; athletic, Sam Dark; concessions, JimWiggins & Carl Kampschroeder and grounds, JohnDreyer.Wed. Aug. 28-Judging ball game between Midlandand Belvoir.Thurs. Aug. 29,Judging and ball games.Entertainment for the evening was by WIBW radiostation. Estimated a crowd of 2000 attended.Fri. Aug., 30, Athletic contest, baseball game, and ahome talent play presented by the Big SpringsChristian Endeavor. The play will be given on thelighted outdoor platform this evening.There is a listing of prize winners, but will onlymention a few. Floriculture exhibit; Elizabeth Bahn-maier won 8 prizes and Elaine Roberts won 7 prizesEvelyn Ice niece of Mrs. Ed Ice, won first prize forher home-baked white bread. Lata Cox won 6prizes in the 4-H club baking competition.Parker house rolls, Mrs. W. P. Worthington; Mrs. EdIce won on four pies and Mrs. Harvey Koehler wonone first and three second prizes. Mrs. Ed Ice, alsowon 12 prizes for canned fruit, vegetables,relishes. home canned meat. and pickles.1941-Aug. 27, 28 & 29th.The only change in sup-erintendents were culinary, Mrs. Ruth Riley and 4-Heconomics, Vera Morgan, sheep, Ray Johnson,horticulture, Mrs. J. M. O'Conner &Ruth BahnmaierpOUIt/Y, Fi-ecfWulfkuhle:- ~ ~-

According to the secretary, Pete Bahnmaier thisfair has outclassed those of previous years.

Perhaps the most unusual is the exhibit ofcockscomb entered by Mrs. Wilber Hildenbrand.The blossoms range from ivory to deep red in color.

Prizes: Farm Display: 1st, Kampschroeder Farm,2nd Kropf farm, 3rd Koehler farm. Club prizes: 1st,The Sunflower club. 2nd. Kanwaka Club. Again,Mrs Bessie Ice took the most prizes as did Mrs.Charles Derringer, of Topeka.

Ball games all three days. Wed. Midland vsBelvoir, Thurs. Lone Star vs Big Springs, Fri.Midland vs Belvoir again.

The Kanwaka Community club will furnish Wed.night program. Mrs. J. M. O'Connor, a play. "TheHat Shop,. will be presented, and the remainder ofthe time will be filled with vocal and instrumentalmusic & readings. Kit and Kay and Colorado Pete,KMBC entertainers for Thurs. night program. Fri.Kenneth Crews of Topeka will present free pictureshows.1 94 2-Could not find any mention of the BigSprings Fair in Lawrence paper.1943 -17th annual Douglas county event to holdtwo days. Thurs. & Fri. Sept. 2 & 3rd.Officerchanges were, Willis Colman, pres; Directors: Bill

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Department changes, Dairy cattle, Jim Wiggins,Beef cattle, Francis Brown, 4-H home economics,Dorothea Schroeder.

The fair this year is being held on a wartimebasis.No carnival company willbe present. Ball gamesboth days and free movie picture Thurs. night andFri. night with an exhibitionof a five gaited saddlehorse belonging to A. E. Messenheimer of nearOverbrook, and a free movie.

Entries were fiftyhorses and mules, thirty saddlehorses, forty head of hogs, forty head fine dairycattle, twenty beef animals, and twenty head ofsheep. Since the paper stated that in 1943 was the17th annual fair, then in 1946 it was the 18thannual fair, this would let you know that there wasno fair in 1944 and 1945.194 4-Could not find where there was a fair held inBig Spring.1945-Same as 1944. This was during the timewhen WorldWar" was ending.19 4 6 -Wed, Thurs. & Fri. Aug. 29, 30, & 31st. The18th annual Douglas County Livestock andAgriculturalFair at BigSprings.

Lawrence Chamber of Commerce entertainmentfor Thurs. night included The Three Banjo Kings;Renee Jose, Vocalist; and a spelling bee.Competing in the spelling bee were six men andtheir wives from Lecompton. The women won theevent with a score of 11 to 9. The contestantswere: MIMErnest Wulfkuhle,MIMHerman Banks,MIMVirgilWilson, MIMRoss Wulfkuhle, MIMBillHenryand MIMDavidNoe.Prizes for livestockdivisionswere as follows:

Junior YearlingBaby Beef Division:Blue ribbons; Norman Morgan, Bernard Barr &Elaine Barr from Tecumseh & Ruth Roney,Lawrence.Red ribbons, Maurice & Robert Barr, Tecumsehand LymanJones, Lawrence.White ribbons, Robert Nehrbass & Rosalind Roneyof Lawrence.Senior Calf Division-Red ribbon: Robert Haslett,Brackett.Hog Division-Blue ribbons: Harold & RobertColeman and Emerson Sinn, LecomptonSheep Division-Mediumwool ewes: Blue Ribbon,MerlinWilson, LecomptonEwe Lamb: Blue Ribbon: Dee Cox, Lawrence,MerlinWilson, LecomptonRed ribbon: Dean Wilson, LecomptonFat Lamb: Blue Ribbon, Dean Wilson, Lecompton;

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Guernsey calf: Blue ribbon: Harold Coleman,Lecompton.Milking Shorthorn: Blue ribbon: Leland Hartman,LecomptonAyrshirecalf: Blue ribbon, MauriceBarr, Lecompton

HolsteinDMsionBlue ribbon: Lewis R. Presgrove1947 -Thurs. & Fri. Aug. 28 & 29th-Ball gamebetween Lecompton & Stull teams in afternoon.Night entertainment by the Lawrence Chamber ofCommerce by G. H. Moore included WRENquestionnaire contest, songs by Ben Shanklin, K.U. baritone, a chalktalk by Tom Glasgow,and musicby Ted West trio. Friday-athletic contests underthe supervision of Sam Dark. Lecompton andTecumseh girls teams will play. Night enter-tainment by Young intertainers fromClinton.WillisColman, vice.pres. said the most outstanding

exhibitwas an entryby EarlRakefromRichlandoffive stocks of corn with 10 ears in Kansas. Infloriculturedivision Miss Elizabeth Bahnmaier took10 blue ribbons and 9 red ribbons.Supervisors for the Departments: horticulture,Clyde Conn: Culinary, Mrs. Harry Fulton & NoraBertschinger: fancy work, Mrs. J. M. O'Connor &Ruth Bahnmaier: Floriculture, Ruth Riley: homeeconomics, Dorothea Schroeder: clothing, BarbaraClough, DorothyLaDuke & Mrs. Clyde Conn: foodpreservation, Leta Mae Cox, Frances Robertson &Mrs. Vrtus Hadl; room improvement, Doris Cox,Shirley Brown and Mrs. M. J. Colman: foodpreparation, Waneta Colman, Leah Mae Bahnmaier& Mrs. Ernest Brown.1948-Twentieth Annual Big Springs fair, Wed.Sept. 1, Thurs. 2nd, Fri. 3rd. Judging of 4-H and F.FA Livestock Thurs. morning. Ballgames all threedays. Entertainment by the Chamber of Commerceof Lawrence Wednesday night and Chamber ofCommerce of Topeka Thursday night. Free moviepicturesshow the last nightby CountyAgentDealSix. The fair association officers are: Pres. PeteBahnmaier; V-Pres. Wright Bertschinger; Sec. CarlKampschroeder;Treas. WillisColman. Newboradmembers are W. A. Anderson, Glenn Messheimer,Francis Brown,W. L. Richards and DwightHenry.1 949- The twenty-first annual Douglas CountyLivestockand AgriculturalFair at Big Springs. Wed.Sept. 1, Thurs. 2nd, Fri. 3rd. Free entertainmentwill be ball games & Athleticcontest. Also theLawrence and Topeka Chamber of Commerce will

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The following is a partial list of winners:Class 1-10 ears of white corn: Blue, Marion Kreipe,Red, Patty KreipeClass 11-10 ears of yellow com: Blue, MarionKreipe, Red, David Bieber, Patty Kreipe; White,HaroldColmanClass IV-1 peck of hard wheat; Blue, Marian Kreipe& Alberta Kreipe; Red, Patty Kreipe, GeorgeMathews, Clifford Nichols.ClassV-1 Peck of oats, Blue, Hubert Wulfkuhle;Red, Patty Kreipe, Alberta Kreipe; White, MarianKreipe.Class VI-Plate of Tomatoes; White, RobertHildenbrandClass VII-32 Potatoes; Red, Robert HildenbrandBooths-Blue, Kanwaka 4-H club and Glen Springsfarm bureau unit.Beef Cattle-Class 1, Junior yearlings fatsteers,Blue, Sally Topping, and Ted WorthingtonClass 11-Senior calves fat steer, Blue, ClintonWulfkuhle & Eugene Worthington.Class 111-Breeding heifer, Blue, Wayne Leonard(2),; Red, Jane Anderson & Elmer Zeeb; White,Henry Messenheimer.Dairy Cattle, Class 1, Jersey junior class, Blue,C. J.RiceClass VI-Jersey Senior class; Blue,Jerry RiceClass II, Ayreshire, Blue, Delores Mitchell, BarbaraJean Mitchell, Gene DunninganClas III-Guernsey,Junior Class, Blue, Merl Schneck,Glen Dyer, George Gantz, Bobby Stauffer; Red,Vivian Henry; White, Gaylord Schneck, LarryMathews.Class IX-Holstein, senior class, Blue, BarbaraAnderson & Vivian HenryClass V-milking shorthorns, Red Pole & BrownSwiss, Junior class, Blue, Jim Dyer, HaroldColeman, Lorna Craig, Bob Coleman; Red, RobertWilliams,Kenneth Craig.Class X-Milking shorthorns, Red Ole & BrownSwiss, Senior class, Blue, Way MeadowsSwine, Class I, Duroc gilts, grand champion, Dale~'b,\~urn'e, B.b-e,Da.'e~~t\~6\~'e{2,\.~ ~~}(~Meadows, Caroline Tomeden.Class III. All other brands: Blue, Homer Wu/fkuhle,David Bieber; Red, Gaylord Schneck, HomerWultkuhle; White, Merle SchneckClass IV-Fat Barrow, Blue, Harold Coleman, DavidBieber; Red, Thelma Julian, Homer WulfkuhleSheep, Class I-Medium wooled ewe, Blue, NormaDamm; Red, NormaDamm.Class II, III & IV-Ewe lambs, Blue, Shirley Stauffer

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(2), RoneyStauffer (2) Norma Damm (2)Class V-Fat Lamb, Blue, Roney Stauffer, ShirleyStauffer.1 95 0-22nd Fair at Big Springs. Wed. Aug. 30,Thurs. 31st & Fri. Sept. i.The first evening of thefair, the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce willpresent a program, J. D. King, chairman of thegoodwill committee and his committee hasarranged the variety show. Professionalentertainers from a Kansas City radio station, willpresent the program. The cowboy singers that willappear are "Colorado Pete' and "Nelly and Sue."Jed Starkey will present a comedy act.

The members of the goodwill committee are: R. S.Charlton, Clifford Dean, Keith Lawton, O. K.Petefish, Julia Sprmger and "Chi" Galloway. On thesecond night the Topeka Chamber of Commercewill present the program. The Shawnee county 4-Hclub band will play. Appearing will also be vocalnumbers by a quartet, "Four Little Shavers;" aperformance by a magician, Ray Harshbarger;several instrumental solos and musical numbers bythe band from the Rozwick school of accordion.

Also ball games by boys, girls and men. Two girlteams, Berryton & Stull teams. Men team will beLecompton & Watson. A hard ball game betweentwo boys' teams, Kraft and Scottish Rites. andmens' teams Stull & Big Springs. Friday games willbe between Lecompton boys team and the Coopboys team, 2nd game between Lecompton girlsteam & BigSprings girls. last game between Clintonmen and the Tecumseh men.

Also a complete chicken dinner will be served atnoon and in the evening by some stands such asthe Clinton Presbyterian church.

Other assistants in the 4-H home economicsdepartment are: Clothing, Carol Unger & MarjorieWilliams; Home improvement, Lois Hildenbrand;Food preservation, Barbara Forrester & Mrs. ErnestBrown; food preparation, Norma Damm & Mrs.Wilbur Hildenbrand.1951-Wed, Thurs. Fri, Aug. 29,30,31st. The 23rdannual Douglas county Livestock and AgriculturalFair. The first nights entertainment will be by the1.awrMC~ Chamber of Commerce with theCowtown Wranglers, Kansas City radio entertainersand permanent members of the Brush CreekFollies radio program. Thurs. night program by theTopeka Chamber of Commerce and will present theShawnee county 4-H club band, Topeka Elks' clubquartet, radio station WIBW entertainers andRozwick's School of Accordion Band. Fridaynights entertainment was two ball games, a girtsgame and a mens game.

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WillisColman, treas. of the fair, said today everyeffort is made by the association officialsto pick topjudges. Miss Muriel K. McHale, home dem-onstration agent in MiamiCounty, willjudge all thefoods, both food preparation and preservations, inthe 4-H and open classes. Mrs. W. C. Boardman,Rte. 6, willjudge the clothing, and fancy work. Mrs.Walter Stadill of Topeka will judge the flowerdisplay. T. J. Hall, county farm agent in Johnsoncounty, willjudge the agriculturalprojects, both 4-Hand open classes. Harry Duckers, county farmagent in Wyandotte County, will judge the 4-Hlivestock, and horses.

A tractor derby will be the program Wed.afternoon. Farmers must furnish their own tractors.1953-Wed, Thurs. Fri. Sept. 2, 3, & 4. The 25thannual Douglas Co. Livetockand AgriculturalFairwill be held at Big Springs. Wed. nightentertainment put on by the Lawrence Chamber ofCommerce will be entertainers from Kansas CityradiostationKMBC.Thurs.will be by the TopekaChamber of Commerce withthe Shawnee Co. 4-Hclub band and entertainers from Topeka radiostation WIBW. The final night the fair associationhas arranged for entertainers from Lawrence radiostation KLWN.Ballgames willbe between the Tri-County Women All-Stars & Clinton women's team.The Clinton Old-timers and the Lecompton Old-timers willplay and the finalgame between the Tri-County Men All-Stars and the Tecumseh mensteam.Aug. 27, 1953-The 4-H and Vocational AgricultureFair of Lawrence dedicated their new fair groundsafter years of holdingtheir fair at Haskell.1954-Wed., Thurs., & Fri. Aug. 25 through 27.The 26th annual Douglas Co. Livestock and Agri-culture Fair at BigSprings. A pretty, 16 year-old Le-compton High School girl, Elsie Bahnmaier,reigned as queen. Miss Bahnmaier was electedfrom a field of 11 candidates. Her rewards forwinning included a $5. cash price, a dozen long-

stemmed roses, which she immediately offered arose to each of the other candidates.

Mrs. Bla Crouse, a 94--yer-oldLecompton resid-ent, took top honors as the oldest Kansas-bornwoman present. The oldest man was GusBahnmaier, 85, of BigSprings.

Mrs. Eva Stauffer and W. G. Holloway,both ofLecompton, won in the best costumes. Both weredressed in Centennial-type clothes, with Hollowaybearing a strikingresemblance to a frontiermarshal.

Other winners were \Nil!Glenn, best mustache;Les Demeritt, best goatee; AI Ice of Lawrence,best looking beard; Chuck Hubbard, Rte. 1,longest beard.

StullHDUwon first inthe CentennialFloatparade.Officers: Wm. Henry,Jr., pres.; Charles Worth-

ington, Vice-Pres.; Max Bahnmaier, Sec.; and WillisColman, treas.195 5-Wed. Thurs. Fri. Aug. 24, 25 & 26th. The27th annual Douglas Co. Livestock & AgricultureFair at Big Springs. Fair officialswere the same aslast year. The Lawrence Chamber of Commercehad as entertainment on Wed. night was JedStarkey, comedian of the "Ozark Jubilee" TVprogram, and recording stars AlanVaughn and TinyTilman. Topeka Chamber of Commerce programwas entertainers from WlBWradio station. Fri.nightthe Junior division of the Douglas Co. Trail Ridersgave a square dance program. The youngsters,trained by Punch Collins, put their ponies throughall the intricacies of the old fashioned dance inclose order. Followingwas a donkey ballgame.1956- This was the year that the Big Springs fairwas moved to Lawrence and was combined withthe 4-H Club fair at the new fair grounds andbecame the Douglas County Free Fair.

The purpose in movingthe fair to Lawrence wasto have it located where it could gain support of alarger group of local merchants. Officiallythis is thefirst annual Douglas County Free Fair. In effect,however, it would be the 28th annual exhibit of theold county fair which outgrew its facilities at BigSprings and was moved to the county fairgroundson East nineteenth Street.The old Fair buildingwas used for a gathering placefor young folks to play basketball. In 1967, it wasused to display antiques at the Oregon Trail Cele-bration held there May. 24 &25.

The buildingwas deteriorating so bad that in theyear of 2000, it was torn down for the cementblocks to fillin on the lower riverroad.References: The Lecompton Sun, from 1920 thru1934Lawrence DailyJournal-Wortd,from 1920 thru 1956

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Saturday, June 24Pancake Feed- Community BuildingHorseshoe Tournament-Call 887-6326Softball Tournament-Call 887-6720Frog and Turtle Race8:30 AM.

9:00 AM. Pioneer Skills Living History DemonstrationsBlack Smith Post Rock CutterSoap Maker WeaversBroom Maker PotterSpinners Water Color ArtistWoodcarver Wheat Weaver

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TERRITORIAL CAPITAL MUSEUM & CONSTITUTION HALL (OPEN)ParadeLine-UpParade JudgingParade--call 887-6075

Theme- Yesterday & Today

11:30 AM. United Methodist Church Dinner

1:30 P.M. John Brown Sr.-Dramatization by Marvin Stottlemlre at TerritorialCapital Museum

Prelud'e to Civil War-12 character play by Howard Duncan atTerritorial Capital Museum

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4:00 P.M. Historic 112 year old Grand Piano Recital and singing at UnitedMethodist Church

6:00 P.M. Ice Cream Social

6:00 P.M. BAND-Witness - Southern Gospel

7:00 P.M. Women's Quartet

7:30 P.M. Lawn and Garden Awards

7:45 P.M. Amateur Talent Hour

9:00-12:00 P.M. Evening Concert "Bad Days Survivors"

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TERRITORIAL CAPITAL MUSEUM

Thanks to the following people who have loanedor donated items to the Territorial Capital-LaneMuseum. Pres. Paul Bahnmaier & Curators.1. 6 piece silver plated Coffee set-Phyllis Martin2. Booklet Judy Quantrill-Bruce Hoad3. 25 Bald Eagles-1993 t01999-Mae Norwood4. Record of the stained glass windows inLecompton United Methodist Church, June 22,1999.

Introduction~H.H. HallAtt. 1. A sermon in Glass by Rev. SeelyAtt. 2. Dedication background papersAtt. 3. 13 color photos of WindowsAtt 4. 4 Dedication plaque records.

5. 1983 Alumni Banquet hankerchief for oldestmember of 1926 class.-Wilma Tibbs Estate.6. ElectricToaster-4 postal cards, 1 cent, 2 cent, 3cent and 1 John Hancock card.

6 pictures Lecompton Alumni friends1 Constitution HallTerritorial day picture-1995

1 Picture of Bridge that Mark Magliario, Wm. & FredKlaus and Jim O'Neill were working on whenQuantrill burnt Lawrence in 1863.

1 Poultry tablet can (25 tablets)1 Box of Meloids-Mellow-Voice-Pastillestablets139 Campaign buttons& lapel clips1 United Way button-7 souvenir coins all repro-

duction and a peg board to display campaignbuttons-Iona Spencer7. Stone over the door of Star School district No.19, 1905 from home of Raymond & EvangelinePage given by their family. Brought in by Virgil King

MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Life Memberships

Shirley MorrowRobert DennonCarolyn (Crouch) DennonVerne HallRichard DurowBruce SergeantThomas HallBrian Walter

Memorial Donations received:

Raymond "Rocky" Rothwell by wife VirginiaEd. Linquist by Robert Billings

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LECOMPTON ALUMNI BANQUET

Saturday June 17, 2000

Please be sure you don't forget the LecomptonAlumni Banquet It will be held back in the gym ofthe Lecompton High School.

Please send your reservations to theLecompton Alumni Banquet, Box 63, Lecom,ptonKansas 66050, by June 10. Meals are $10.00 perperson.

Both museums, the Territorial Capital Museumand Constitution Hall will be open for viewing.

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Dues are $5.00 per year for individual membership and $7.00 for a couple's membership. The duesare from December to December. Ufe membership is $50 per individual, contributions are tax deductible.Checks should be made payable to the Lecompton Historical Society, and mailed to GeorgiaTrammel,11 N 2064 Rd, Lecompton, KS 66050

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OBITUARIES

Brass, William "Bill", 79, Buffalo, Okla. died Jan.21, 1999.

Bill was born Oct. 8, 1919 in Douglas County,Ks., the son of Wm. Howard and Jeanne (Winter)Brass. He graduated from the Medicine LodgeHigh School, and attended Kansas University fortwo years.

Bill married Mary Evelyn Sawyer April 15, 1967,and made their home in Buffalo. She died May 11,1998.

He was a member of the First Christian Church,served as Deacon and Elder and sang in the churchchoir.

Other survivers include a daughter, CarolynBrown of Perryton, TX; two brothers, Bob Brass ofColdwater, KS.; Jim Brass of Wilmore, KS.; threesisters, Betty Goforth of Kerrville, TX., Mary Corlissof Aurora, CO., Barbara Henkels of PlymouthMeeting, PA.; four grandchildren and many friends.Burial in High Point Cemetery, Buffalo, OK.

Reid, Ruth, 92, died December, 1999 in Sparks,Nev. She was born in 1907 near Oakley, Ks. thedaughter of Jake and Martha Fink.

Ruth married Lloyd'Sawyer in Oct. 1923. Theywere divorced. She then married Owen Reid in1944. He preceded her in death in 1995.

She is survived by one son Daniel D. Sawyer ofLawrence, Ks. and a daughter, Twila May (Sawyer)Lawrence of Amarillo, Tex. and Avis Reid.

Barland, Rosamond, 81, San Diego, CA, died

Monday, Mar. 20, 2000, at a Lemon Grove, CA.nursing home.

Rosamond was born April 18, 1918, in Damar,Ks. the daughter of Napoleon J. and Olivia O.Saindon Barland. She attended school in Lecomp-ton and Beloit and graduated from KansasUniversity in 1940.

Survivors include four sisters, Evelyn Swartzman,Beloit, Ks.: Beatrice Hill, San Diego, Ca.; JeanetteSwartzman, Topeka, and Victorine Vetter, Tucson,Az; and four brothers, Raymond and DelmarBarland, both of Lawrence, Leroy Barland,Coharbor, ND, and Jerome Barland, Los Molinos,CA.

Burial in San Diego,CA.

Jasperson, Margaret, 88, of Topeka, diedSunday, April 30, 2000.

She was born Oct. 4, 1911, in Ellis County, thedaughter of Rolla Derrell and Ana Henrietta(Breutsch) Joy. She graduated from Hays HighSchool. She was a member of Lowman UnitedMethodist Church and past president of the UnitedMethodist Women.

She married Harold G. Jasperson Sept. 15, 1932.He died Feb. 28,1992.

Suvivors include four daughters,-Marjorie"Smith,Nancy Perry and Eleese Young, all of Topeka, andGlenda Reid, Lawrence; two sons, John, Katy,Tex., and Marc, Lawrence; a brother, Derrell Joy,Hays, two sisters, Ruth Buehler, Marietta, Ga., andMary Ann Gingraux, Derby; 10 grandchildren andeight great grandchildren.

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